Analyzing Xperi (XPER) & Its Peers

Xperi (NYSE:XPER) is one of 44 public companies in the “Services – Computer Programming And Data Processing” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Xperi to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Xperi and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xperi	1	1	0	0	1.50
Xperi Competitors	93	195	216	11	2.28

As a group, “Services – Computer Programming And Data Processing” companies have a potential upside of 75.19%. Given Xperi’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Xperi has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Volatility & Risk

Xperi has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Xperi’s rivals have a beta of 0.80, suggesting that their average stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Xperi pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Xperi pays out 125.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Services – Computer Programming And Data Processing” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.3% and pay out 125.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Xperi and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xperi	1.53%	-0.22%	-0.14%
Xperi Competitors	-51.08%	-912.69%	-63.05%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

94.3% of Xperi shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.7% of shares of all “Services – Computer Programming And Data Processing” companies are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Xperi shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.3% of shares of all “Services – Computer Programming And Data Processing” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Xperi and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Xperi	$453.96 million	-$14.01 million	37.44
Xperi Competitors	$278.87 million	-$64.10 million	-9.13

Xperi has higher revenue and earnings than its rivals. Xperi is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Xperi beats its rivals on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About Xperi

Xperi Holding Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a consumer and entertainment product/solutions licensing company worldwide. It operates through two segments, Product, and Intellectual Property Licensing. The company invents, develops, and delivers various technologies. It licenses audio, digital radio, imaging, edge-based machine learning, and multi-channel video user experience solutions to consumer electronics customers, automotive manufacturers, or supply chain partners. The company also provides licensing to multichannel video programming distributors, OTT video service providers, consumer electronics manufacturers, social media, and other new media companies in media industry; and memory, sensors, RF component, and foundry companies in semiconductor industry. It provides its technologies under the DTS, HD Radio, IMAX Enhanced, Invensas, TiVo, and Perceive brands. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California.